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Originally Posted by SilentKnight
Aaron - you really want to go there?
More than almost anyone else in this fucking industry, I respect copyright. Always have.
It's a public news story. Quoted for reference. Complete with backlink.
Copyright infringement would represent loss of income for the copyright holder. Do you honestly think I'd be at cause here?
I've grown to somewhat respect you despite our minor differences many moon ago. Give your head a shake and climb down off your high horse. You're grasping at straws to make a ridiculous point.
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First off...Likewise on the respect thing and our past differences.
Not trying to start a fight here and I'm certainly not grasping at straws or trying to make a ridiculous point. This is EXACTLY what copyright laws are in place to prevent. How you can even attempt to argue that is beyond me.
That being said, Yes, I absolutely believe 100% that you posting the entire article here directly effects the income of the copyright holder. I believe this because I own websites where I post articles like this. I rely on the traffic to those sites to generate income. There is no way that you, as a person who works with the online community, can be blind to the fact that traffic = profit. By taking away from that traffic, you are costing them money. Putting a link up doesn't mean jack because we have no reason to click the link since we've already read the article.
Post the first sentence or two or paraphrase the article and post a link...That's fine and would be appreciated by those who own the content. Copying and re-distributing it is illegal and damaging.